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The list of performances has been announced for this year’s annual SummerStage festival, set to run from June 6 – August 30 across eighteen parks throughout New York City’s five boroughs. Musical highlights this season include soul legend, Bobby Womack, Dawes, Kurt Vile and The Violators, Alabama Shakes, Deer Tick, Diamond Rugs Gary Clark Jr., jazz great Roy Haynes, and many more from a wide array of genres. All shows are free aside from the list of benefit concerts.

Standout events include the Blue Note Jazz Festival in Central Park on June 17 featuring Groove Theory, Soulive, Riq and Rah with Strings (Black Thought + Rahzel), and DJ ?uestlove; the CBGB festival on July 7 in Central Park; the Guthrie Family Reunion to celebrate Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday on July 15 at Central Park; Jamaica’s 50th Anniversary of Independence Celebration on August 19 in Central Park; and the 20th Anniversary Charlie Parker Jazz Festival from August 24-26 in Marcus Garvey Park.